Download or read book 1000 Peacewomen Across the Globe written by Association 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 and published by Scalo Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 2216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book introduces the 1000 women who were carefully chosen to represent the millions doing similar work around the world. Each one is presented on a double page, with a short biography and most of the women with a portrait photograph. Both images and texts were compiled by local journalists and authors, as well as by academics and members of organizations. The biographies give insight into the life and work of each of the 1000 women. They also reflect the cultural differences involved in evaluating personal data and build a colorful patchwork of different styles and types of biographies.